Charismatic gifts

[Yerusalyim]

Another problem - if you don’t have the gifts, some might think something is wrong with you.

ALL baptized Christians have the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but not all (not most) are called to the Charismatic movement within the Catholic Church.

Thus far my experience with the Charismatic movement has been quite good, and I haven’t seen the abuses you mention…yet…but all you have to do to mess up a good thing is add humans.

I do not accept any Marian apparitions

Nor is any Catholic required to…the most the church will EVER say is that an apparition event is “worthy of belief.”

 

[MariaG]

Hello,

This question is not to debate on whether the gifts are true gifts or not.

The problem is not at my parish, but at one parish where I used to attend for several months. Some people considering themselves having the gifts which I have no problem with, but some of them uses their gifts judge others unintentionally- thinking others are antiChrist. I asked them how they knew if others were antiChrist…or did they say anything that was so antiChrist. They said the Holy Spirit let them know but they didn’t know much about what those people did to be considered as antiChrist.

I found the above matter is a huge problem.

Another problem - if you don’t have the gifts, some might think something is wrong with you.

I have been judged for in a similar manner but I keep myself calm and will help them understand that their judging is wrong.

Before coming to explain to them about my own problem and to help them understand better, I was wondering if any of you has ever had this kind of experience.

Note: I have no problem toward the Charismatic movement, but I am worried about some of those who might use the gifts in the wrong way.

How do you deal with situation above.

Thanks and please keep the conversation as friendly as possible.

What you have found is exactly what Paul is refering to in Corinthians. There were people who were getting puffed up in their own importance and abusing the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and lording it over those who did not have the same gifts as them.

If you read Paul’s letter, he tells us:

1Cor.13

1]
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

2] And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

One can have the greatest gifts ever, but if they do not have love, they are nothing.

Sometimes people seem to forget this.

God Bless,
Maria